Blythe-a-Day 29. Umbrella: Catherine Deneuve in "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg"

1964:

 

At the age of 21, Catherine Deneuve stars in one of the most acclaimed films of the year, "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," a dramatic musical in which all the dialogue is sung; in other words, it is a glorious and contemporary opera with modern music that befits its setting. It will be nominated for Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Song. That song, "I Will Wait for You," becomes an international hit:

 

"If it takes forever I will wait for you

For a thousand summers I will wait for you

Till you're back beside me, till I'm holding you

Till I hear you sigh here in my arms

 

Anywhere you wander, anywhere you go

Every day remember how I love you so

In your heart believe what in my heart I know

That forevermore I will wait for you

 

The clock will tick away the hours one by one

Then the time will come when all the waiting's done

The time when you return and find me here and run

Straight to my waiting arms

 

If it takes forever I will wait for you

For a thousand summers I will wait for you

Till you're here beside me, till I'm touching you

And forevermore sharing your love"

 

--"I Will Wait for You"/"Je ne pourrai jamais vivre sans toi"; music by Michel Legrand, English lyrics by Norman Gimbel, original French lyrics by Marc Demy

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